My crippled（瘸腿的）grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, completely . Do you know she'd had her accident. I had read that in an old newspaper article．
‘‘So．．．Your leg? I mean, did your leg heal(治愈)?"
“To tell you the truth my legs have been well all my life,” she said．
“But I don't understand!” I said, “Your dancing career．．．You all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good .”
She thought for a while and then continued. “Your grandfather and I were talking about engagement（订婚） he had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my heart practicing and I became very good. The public loved me, but all I could feel worried about not knowing whether the love of my life would return. One day a letter came, There were only three sentences: “I have lost my leg. I am no longer a man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.”
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. No one doubted the story l had learned to limp（一瘸一拐地走）. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a I knew well. Then I went to the hospital. The nurses pushed your grandfather outside in his ．I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. “There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to you. You are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I'd taken out of my pocket. “Now show me you are a man.” I said．He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled(挣扎) out of that wheelchair．He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
A．dropped B．defeated C．shocked D．pleased
A．How B．What C．Why D．Who
A．predicted B．pretended C．prepaired D．preferred
A．reason B．excuse C．effect D．result
A．where B．while C．when D．since
A．with B．into C．for D．from
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．sad B．half C．rich D．whole
A．myself B．himself C．ourselves D．youself
A．doctor B．reporter C．visitor D．leader
A．way B．sunglass C．car D．wheelchair
A．take B．fetch C．carry D．bring
A．hardly B．still C．also D．never
A．again B．about C．above D．along
A．though B．unless C．until D．after
I have a pet dog named Abby. I often play with , and she can do tricks. I to feed her. Unluckily, about three years ago, she went blind. She’s a great dog,she can’t see anything.
That’s why we were so when she got lost.It was very cold in Alaska ten days before Christmas. Abby became lost . We everywhere, it seemed we’d find her.
Though Abby’s didn’t work, she made her way to a house ten miles away. A nice man there took her . With the help of his neighbors, the man found where Abby and gave my family a phone call. We went and got her back on Christmas Eve. Getting Abby back was the most amazing ChristmasI could ever receive.A. him B. her C. them
A. love B. start C. fail
A. but B. because C. if
A. sleepy B. worried C. bored
A. cleaned B. traveledC. searched
A. yet B. ever C. never
A. ears B. eyes C. feet
A. in B. up C. out
A. hid B. played C. lived
A. chance B. present C. suggestion
Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio. He saw an armored truck （运钞车）a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the back door of the armored truck___ , and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. And money spilled （洒落）out of it. Then another bag fell out of the truck, and another. Money was____ __ everywhere.
At first, drivers thought the ___ _ papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the papers were not leaves—they were money! Drivers quickly stopped right in the middle of the highway and jumped out of their cars. They began ____ _ money! They were putting ten, twenty, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pocket. Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He took hold of a bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.
Later, Mr. Kiser____ the money. He had＄57000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He ____ about spending it. He needed a new TV set for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the＄57000. There other people____ _ money, too. But most of the money—almost one million dollars were still missing. The truck company____ a 10 percent reward. “If you return ＄1000, for example, we will pay you＄100,”the company said.
Then the company got some ___ _ . A man telephoned and said, “I was driving along the highway when I saw the traffic jam and the money. People were___ _ everywhere. I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?”
“Yes!” answered the truck company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked____ _ at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the people's ____ . They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn't have much ___ _.
One man who had taken money___ _a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name. “I took two bags of money,” he said, “I'm going to take this money and ____ Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of my life. ”
A．broke B．dropped C．shut D．opened
A．lying B．falling C．flying D．showing
A．green B．yellow C．red D．white
A．looking for B．picking up C．putting away D．laughing at
A．spent B．hid C．counted D．exchanged
A．complained B．dreamed C．worried D．cared
A．made B．received C．refused D．returned
A．paid B．offered C．accepted D．wasted
A．help B．trouble C．money D．time
A．running B．jumping C．watching D．stealing
A．quickly B．carelessly C．angrily D．closely
A．pockets B．faces C．names D．ages
A．chance B．fun C．luck D．experience
A．visited B．helped C．telephoned D．invited
A．leave B．buy C．traveled D．developed
Sudan Chandran， a classical dancer from India， was cut off in the best of her career when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident.
Though the accident her bright career to a stop， she didn’t give up.
In the painful months that followed， she met a who developed an artificial limb (假肢) made of rubber filled with sponge(海锦).
So strong was her will that she decided to go to dancing after she had been fitted with an artificial leg.
Sudan knew if she believed in herself she could make her dream come true. She began her courageous journey back to the of dancing－learning to balance， bend， stretch， walk， turn， twist(旋转)and finally .
After every show， she would ask her dad about her performance. “You still have a long way to go” was the answer she to get in return.
In January 1984， Sudan made a historic comeback by a public show in Bombay. She performed in such a wonderful manner that it everyone to tears.
That evening when she asked her dad the usual question， he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet which was a way to a great artist.
Sudan’s comeback was heart-warming that a film producer decided to make the story into a film. When someone asked Sudan how she had to dance again， she said quite simply. “You don't need to dance.”
Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win， you can anything
A．made B．fed C．brought D．wanted
A．teacher B．manager C．engineer D．doctor
A．ahead B．straight C．along D．back
A．that B．what C．whether D．how
A．place B．world C．class D．stage
A．perform B．dance C．sing D．show
A．wonderful B．special C．private D．public
A．used B．wanted C．liked D．learned
A．taking B．providing C．giving D．losing
A．made B．moved C．influenced D．sent
A．praise B．thank C．flatter D．like
A．very B．too C．rather D．so
A．decided B．managed C．wished D．dreamed
A．heart B．body C．feet D．time
A．achieve B．try C．succeed D．have
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of .
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the developments of science and technology. Reading us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that we_____ learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．writing
A．clothes B．dictionaries C．computers D．books
A．since B．in C．from D．by
A．because B．though C．through D．when
A．ourselves B．yourselves C．themselves D．itself
A．in many ways B．by the way C．in any way D．in the way
A．earlier B．later C．latest D．last
A．shares B．offers C．opens D．provides
A．think B．to think C．talk D．to talk
A．can B．can’t C．might D．have to
Learning a foreign language can be interesting. It can also be difficult and ______. Here are three ways of learning a language： self-study at home, attending classes and taking online courses. Each of these ______ has its own advantages or disadvantages. In order to ______ your chances of success, it is important to consider which way is ______ for you.
______ you are unable to attend regular classes, self-study may be good for you. The main disadvantage of learning ______ yourself is that there is no one available to answer your questions. One way to ______ this is to make a list of your questions and ask a teacher later.
Learning a foreign language in a classroom is ______ the most popular choice. The regularity(规律性) of the ______ will encourage you to attend classes. And you will be able to ask the teacher questions face to face. Besides, other students may also encourage you to make ______.
Online learning is the newest way of learning a foreign language. It ______ both the students who prefer to learn alone and the students who may prefer to attend classes ______ are unable to do so. Online learning ______ make the whole process more interesting and fun. It’s possible to ask questions and ______ with other students online. Another advantage of online learning is that it costs _____.
Whichever way you choose, keep in mind the reasons why you are learning the language and never give up.A. lively B. active C. boring
A. methods B. abilities C. notes
A. realize B. increase C. spread
A. worst B. best C. strangest
A. Though B. Because C. If
A. by B. with C. from
A. put on B. learn from C. deal with
A. quickly B. probably C. exactly
A. lessons B. conversations C. expressions
A. time B. money C. progress
A. prevents B. provides C. suits
A. or B. but C. and
A. can B. must C. need
A. agree B. communicate C. argue
A. fewer B. more C. less