It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to that shirt away, but gave it to her .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I the shirt into the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s was something greater.
The next morning she with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are , aren’t you? I think I have a for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of .” Mom accepted the opportunity very .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the comment（评论） made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle situations and never give up.
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
A．get B．take C．carry D．throw
A．otherwise B．anyhow C．instead D．actually
A．settled B．pushed C．stored D．put
A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
A．serious B．fortunate C．careful D．responsible
A．career B．duty C．position D．part
A．learning B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
A．looked up B．went up C．took up D．showed up
A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
A．must B．would C．might D．should
A．At B．During C．On D．With
A．worthless B．thoughtless C．hopeless D．helpless
A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange
Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the 36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life 37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll 38 you,” I replied, and with those words I 39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was 40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the41 to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the 42 seat next to mine.
Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of 43 and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came 44 to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(阁楼)？” The answer was always “ 45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also 46 by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47 we found what we needed.
The plane shook 48 and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were 49 on the floor. I _50 over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51 little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I 52 my sister’s handwriting. “Hi, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53 did I realize that my sister had been 54 a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean 55 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
A．honesty B．concern C．sadness D．satisfaction
A．abroad B．home C．again D．along
A．remember B．remind C．miss D．think of
A．was out B．was off C．left off D．left out
A．smiling B．thinking C．sighing D．sobbing
A．courage B．energy C．idea D．spirit
A．full B．big C．black D．empty
A．curiosity B．anxiety C．sympathy D．worry
A．about B．across C．down D．up
A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Certain
A．surprised B．bored C．attracted D．interested
A．until B．unless C．though D．since
A．hardly B．slightly C．weakly D．heavily
A．spread B．put C． pulled D．pushed
A．turned B．lay C．bent D．looked
A．similar B．unfamiliar C．important D．unimportant
A．knew B．saw C．observed D．recognized
A．when B．that C．then D．this
A．keeping B．writing C．using D．making
A．faced B．separated C．surrounded D．blocked
More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them21 ; over 300,000 were 22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved23 services saved many soldiers with serious 24 that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even25 in North Vietnamese prisons.
One of the26 things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The 27 of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not 28 celebrated. Americans 29 them with stony silence.
The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had32 a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34 over their not being supported.
"I didn’t want to 35 it at first---people went against us when we were putting our 36 on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"
Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or37 to kick the drug habits they had developed 38 the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or 39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of thetotal 40 Vietnam veterans.
A．returned B．died C．fled D．gave up
A．killed B．caught C．wounded D．praised
A．medical B．army C．government D．Social
A．wounds B．illnesses C．situations D．feelings
A．so B．longer C．less D．more
A．best B．greatest C．saddest D．interesting
A．order B．return C．victory D．news
A．serious B．carefully C．immediately D．warmly
A．blamed B．hired C．met D．welcomed
A．warm B．cold C．coldy D．unexpected
A．discouraged B．encouraged C．comforted D．astonished
A．seen B．faced C．finished D．viewed
A．future B．fate C．interests D．base
A．gladness B．angry C．surprise D．pain
A．say B．believe C．describe D．write
A．lives B．time C．love D．youth
A．failed B．began C．managed D．hoped
A．for B．before C．after D．during
A．falling B．settling C．putting D．lying
A．was B．were C．are D．is
I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．
A．help B．hand C．favor D．fever
A．whispered B．talked C．told D．spoke
A．turned over B．came over C．leaned over D．looked over
A．out of sight B．out of work C．out of place D．out of ink
A．place B．put C．gave D．lent
A．punished B．dismissed C．praised D．parted
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．stand up B．stand on C．stand for D．stand by
A．attitude B．activity C．action D．behavior
A．what B．if C．that D．where
A．honest B．dishonest C．modest D．disappointed
A．promise B．permit C．recognize D．prove
A．wandering B．reflecting C．understanding D．wondering
A．Long before B．Therefore C．Ever before D．Later on
A．of B．in C．from D．on
A．managed B．planned C．tried D．promoted
A．could B．would C．can D．will
A．right B．only C．slight D．once
A．After B．Until C．As if D．Even if
A．remained B．continued C．kept D．wanted
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．
After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 51 like this?
We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us．
A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
A．move B．cross C．crawl D．suffer
A．feather B．flower C．grass D．flick
A．made B．took C．picked D．set
A．frightened B．interested C．annoyed D．attracted
A．size B．height C．depth D．length
A．Therefore B．But C．So D．Otherwise
A．working B．sleeping C．walking D．living
A．habitat B．background C．battle D．destination
A．underground B．comfortable C．underwater D．distinctive
A．game B．sport C．trouble D．focus
A．fit B．fix C．suit D．lay
A．gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out
A．after B．while C．before D．once
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．study B．aim C．life D．dream
A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
A．presents B．questions C．pleasure D．burdens
A．think B．find C．wonder D．attempt
A．helpless B．powerful C．meaningful D．useless
Butch O’Hare was a fighter pilot. One day his entire squadron（中队）was sent on a mission. In the air after taking off, he realized that someone had36 to fill up the tank. He would not have enough37 to complete his flight and get back to his ship. His flight38 told him to return to the carrier (航空母舰).
As he was returning to the mother39 , he saw something that turned his blood40 . A squadron of Japanese planes was speeding their way toward the41 fleet（舰队）.The fleet was defenseless. He couldn’t42 his squadron and brings them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he 43 the fleet of the coming danger.
There was only one thing to do. He44 force the Japanese away from the fleet. Laying aside all the thoughts of personal45 , he dove his plane into the formation of Japanese46 . His plane fired hard as he charged in, attacking one47 enemy plane and then another. Butch fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition（弹药）48 . Bravely he continued the fighting. He dove at the planes,49 to hit the enemy planes in hopes of50 as many enemy planes as possible. 51, the angry Japanese squadron flew away in another52 . With a great weight taken off his53 Butch O’Hare and his damaged fighter came back to the carrier.
The film from the camera on his plane told the54 . It showed Butch’s daring action to55 his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft. He became an American hero.
A．hoped B．intended C．forgotten D．managed
A．fuel B．time C．energy D．determination
A．friend B．man C．assistant D．leader
A．ship B．train C．land D．airport
A．warm B．cold C．dry D．cool
A．Japanese B．British C．American D．German
A．reach B．tell C．order D．ask
A．tell B．warn C．expect D．demand
A．might B．must C．could D．can
A．luck B．career C．happiness D．safety
A．soldiers B．ships C．sight D．planes
A．excited B．brave C．worried D．surprised
A．ran out B．died away C．left out D．put away
A．trying B．leading C．setting D．sticking
A．meeting B．firing C．controlling D．damaging
A．However B．Therefore C．Finally D．Besides
A．route B．way C．direction D．aim
A．hand B．arm C．mind D．breast
A．lesson B．tale C．joke D．reason
A．praise B．protect C．repair D．encourage