One evening I was resting in a cafe. I a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the i n his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was busy doing his work heavy rain began to pour down.People rushed to the café for from the rain.More and more people crowded and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned .I had no shoes on my feet and where the boy had been.I thought he would not my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be .I had to move to the door, head . just as I went to the gate, I found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the with his head leaning against a boxand his upper body being . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.
I shook him slightly and woke him up. He up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me.Then he opened the package , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.I him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the of the boy stayed in my mind.
A．took B．wore C．mended D．owned
A．old B．unfit C．small D．dirty
A．bag B．package C．box D．suitcase
A．seated B．bent C．put D．looked
A．when B．after C．because D．since
A．protection B．rest C．hide D．preparation
A．out B．away C．in D．off
A．dark B．light C．dim D．bright
A．thought B．wondered C．guessed D．imagined
A．shine B．keep C．return D．carry
A．rain B．coffee C．time D．work
A．opened B．locked C．stopped D．closed
A．lowered B．dropped C．raised D．held
A．shortly B．surprisedly C．sadly D．immediately
A．table B．door C．bed D．cafe
A．wet B．bare C．pale D．cold
A．stayed B．say C．jumped D．got
A．finally B．suddenly C．unfriendly D．hurriedly
A．recognized B．forgave C．paid D．inspired
A．feature B．shirt C．image D．form
About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.
Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought wasn't ready to accept a girl, didn't like me from the start. ，I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could she thought I was a total fool.
My teacher made us sit next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.
Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even when her friends were around. She telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the first time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back, saying to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time her other friends. That day Lucy, the girl who had hated me, called me her best desk-mate. After that, we friends for years.
I moved to Arizona later, but I will never Lucy. I still remember she considered me her enemy at first. During that time it felt like I was wasting my time, and losing my dignity (尊严），but I still smiled at Lucy even when she made fun of me. I'm not stupid; I didn't think she was in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And finally we became great friends.
Not long ago, I read the of Abraham Lincoln，“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” I smiled, thinking of Lucy. It just me how great a friend I used to have.
A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．eager
A．positive B．successful C．new D．common
A．Usually B．Actually C．Finally D．Fortunately
A．describe B．prove C．tell D．accept
A．shouting B．laughing C．pointing D．smiling
A．started B．minded C．considered D．avoided
A．hello B．thanks C．sorry D．bye
A．according to B．thanks to C．except for D．instead of
A．served B．appeared C．seemed D．stayed
A．forget B．leave C．miss D．teach
A．right B．proud C．interested D．busy
A．books B．words C．stories D．experiences
A．taught B．advised C．warned D．reminded
I have tried many ways to be ill. I don't wear a sweater when I ，and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing have happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked school. He would rub (摩擦）the end of the thermometer(温度计）until it went up to 39°C. Then he'd put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was ill.
This morning I tried doing that but it went above 35°C and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer the light on my desk and it went up to 40°C. I thought I'd put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.
The only trouble was I didn't know the thermometer would be so As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌头）！ I spit (吐）the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it was not .
A．could B．should C．must D．might
A．being away from B．leaving C．staying at D．being out of
A．really B．well C．quickly D．badly
A．often B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．near B．near to C．next D．next to
A．When B．Then C．So D．If
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．left B．relaxed C．broken D．surprised
Once 1 spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal a sick student named Matthew had expressed an in meeting me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I about overcoming obstacles (障碍)and for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about winning and succeeding and seeking his dreams.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and out the first gold medal I won and put it around his . I told him he was more of a and knew more about success and overcoming than 1ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off handed it back to me. He said, "You earned that medal. when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you. ”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed and he sent me a letter：
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent me.I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I' . But God knows I'm a champion. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my and when you get there. I will show it to you.Thank you for loving me.
Your friend, Matthew
A．idea B．agreement C．opinion D．interest
A．knew B．read C．thought D．asked
A．looking B．longing C．going D．waiting
A．pushed B．pulled C．carried D．got
A．neck B．head C．hand D．waist
A．loser B．winner C．patient D．buy
A．pains B．diseases C．obstacles D．shortcomings
A．or B．so C．but D．and
A．Somewhere B．Somehow C．Nowadays D．Someday
A．out B．away C．on D．by
A．seldom B．already C．never D．ever
A．medal B．picture C．life D．letter
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the United States team would be the winner of canoe (划艇）racing. One member of that team was Bill Havens. It became clear that Bill's first child would be born about the time that theU. S. team was in the Paris Games.
Bill's wife insisted that he go to Paris. ，competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But finally Bill decided to stay at home, where he could his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her his highest priority (优先考虑的事），even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill's wife was in giving birth to their child. ，Bill could have competed in the event and returned home to be with her when she gave birth.
But Bill said he had no . For the rest of his life, he he had made the better decision.
Twenty-eight years later, Bill a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read，“Dad, I won. I'm bringing home the gold medal you while waiting for me to be born. ”
A．competing B．struggling C．preparing D．winning
A．In all B．After all C．As a result D．As usual
A．persuade B．encourage C．support D．satisfy
A．place B．side C．door D．mercy
A．busy B．successful C．safe D．late
A．In addition B．For example C．In fact D．At last
A．on time B．in time C．in general D．in surprise
A．judgments B．excuses C．choices D．regrets
A．believed B．concluded C．learned D．proved
A．discovered B．wrote C．sent D．received
A．grasped B．offered C．took D．lost
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected that his father had bought the gift . , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own .His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He .his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat ., the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he.his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very.in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but .his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. .he could make arrangements, he received a telegram him his father had passed away and willed all of his .to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret .his heart. He began to.his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had .it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully.a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key .from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the of his graduation, and the words:PAID IN FULL.
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A．computer B．bike C．car D．recorder
A．pay B．buy C．support D．afford
A．signs B．facts C．marks D．results
A．However B．Finally C．Quietly D．Actually
A．house B．room C．study D．office
A．gave B．handed C．showed D．presented
A．excited B．nervous C．interested D．disappointed
A．raised B．changed C．improved D．increased
A．ran B．went C．walked D．stormed
A．busy B．successful C．comfortable D．happy
A．remembered B．realized C．knew D．considered
A．When B．As C．After D．Before
A．informing B．announcing C．telling D．discovering
A．treasures B．possessions C．clothing D．eagerness
A．filled B．caught C．attacked D．beat
A．pick up B．remind of C．searchthrough D．refer to
A．seen B．got C．left D．thrown
A．made B．written C．underlined D．designed
A．dropped B．appeared C．rolled D．showed
A．year B．date C．moment D．day