When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him____much in repairs that he decided that he had better ____it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly____to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so___of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was ____ when they met one evening, and said, “What's____， Dave？”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may ___more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement！” Thinking that Sam's____was sensible(合理的)，he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car，____ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no ____.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问)．A man rang up and said he would like to___ him about the car. “All right，” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be____or not. “Fine，” the man said, “and I'll____ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ____ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, ____ to wait there for the people who had____ his advertisement. Even Dave had to ____that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸)．Then, soon after he had got the car as clean____ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this ____ to us yet, sir？”
A．directly B．safely C．properly D．easily
A．so B．such C．very D．too
A．keep B．repair C．sell D．throw
A．anxious B．lucky C．ashamed D．generous
A．some B．neither C．none D．most
A．delighted B．upset C．calm D．astonished
A．on B．up C．it D．that
A．learn B．miss C．get D．find
A．message B．advice C．request D．description
A．uses B．loses C．has D．spends
A．doubt B．help C．trouble D．answer
A．tell B．see C．agree D．call
A．exact B．suitable C．early D．late
A．follow B．meet C．bring D．introduce
A．recognize B．gain C．admire D．test
A．happening B．meaning C．turning D．failing
A．read B．inserted C．answered D．placed
A．forget B．show C．disagree D．admit
A．as B．that C．so D．such
A．bargain B．sale C．accident D．result
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 21 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 22 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “23 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 24 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 25in a car accident and now was on her way for26 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 27 that Kathy would not be able to 28 herself. I considered 29 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 30 to offer a service to a31 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more32 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 33 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 34 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 35 , and the 36 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached37 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 38 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 39 . When we40 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
A．losing B．changing C．taking D．giving
A．comfortable B．suitable C．available D．favorable
A．No problem B．No way C．Nowhere D．No doubt
A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．promised
A．was B．would be C．used to be D．had been
A．treatment B．travel C．pleasure D．business
A．know B．say C．realize D．recognize
A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support
A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying
A．impolite B．far C．close D．fast
A．girl B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger
A．unusual B．direct C．important D．shameful
A．when B．although C．since D．as
A．refused B．wondered C．cried D．did
A．had warmed B．had jumped C．had broken D．had cheered
A．life B．money C．time D．energy
A．below B．through C．across D．beyond
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
A．separate B．independent C．silent D．upset
A．happen B．stretch C．wait D．continue
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37 ．
I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up． 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either．
One day, I decided to 41 the ice and make the first 42 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 49 ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times 53 , I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．
A．works out B．breaks out C．comes out D．turns out
A．wiser B．busier C．weaker D．older
A．remember B．enjoy C．mind D．regret
A．Truthfully B．Fortunately C．Naturally D．Obviously
A．only B．last C．once D．first
A．melt B．break C．strike D．build
A．complaint B．promise C．move D．impression
A．strength B．ideas C．words D．attention
A．sigh B．silence C．voice D．cry
A．refused B．shouted C．replied D．explained
A．touched B．frightened C．shocked D．annoyed
A．excitedly B．nervously C．willingly D．sadly
A．continued B．checked C．concluded D．interrupted
A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard
A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different
A．level B．idea C．world D．end
A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced
A．then B．ago C．before D．since
A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered
A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received
Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the fi
rst step towards bringing about any chang
e.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.
A．mind B．idea C．thought D．problem
A．proves B．loses C．hides D．shows
A．ruined B．remembered C．attended D．missed
A．opinion B．design C．structure D．topic
A．beautiful B．funny C．old D．normal
A．surprise B．wish C．require D．disappoint
A．short B．unusual C．exciting D．new
A．friends B．dreams C．wishes D．disappointments
A．anger B．calm C．Excitement D．desire
A．avoiding B．fearing C．forgetting D．wondering
A．like B．think C．care D．ask
A．still B．just C．sometimes D．never
A．paper B．mind C．cloth D．bed
A．explain B．continue C．improve D．check
A．helping B．replacing C．reminding D．pleasing
I stepped into my
hotel room which was surrounded by a(n)26 king-size bed, flanked（两侧有）by overstuffed armchairs. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “Nice place.”
I 27 hotels. I love to enter a clean room, look out the window, or walk out in the morning 28 that each afternoon when I return, someone else will have made the bed.
The 29 is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family. Even though Linus and Camille, aged 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the 30 night’s sleep at home, still, I’d rather be with them.
I’m deeply 31 by the parents who wake up too late with the realization: “My children grew up too 32 . In the busy and noisy career and life, I 33 their childhood.”
A hundred years from now, nobody will remember the car you drove or the large house you lived. The world might 34 greatly however, based on your 35 on the life of a small child. Your
life will most certainly improve, if you pay attention to your important 36 , and make the choice to put her or him first. What could you do today to let your loved ones know how much they 37 to you? What will you do tomorrow? And the next day?
Think of one specific 38 that you can take, and take it. Challenge yourself 
to find new ways to 39 your appreciation and love on a daily basis.
Room service will never kiss you goodnight! Nothing 40 family.
A．empty B．comfortable C．ordinary D．innocent
A．book B．visit C．love D．hate
A．knowing B．noticing C．expecting D．forgetting
A．surprise B．situation C．problem D．condition
A．worst B．longest C．shortest
A．troubled B．moved C．amused D．impressed
A．slow B．early C．fast D．late
A．recorded B．understood C．valued D．missed
A．end B．differ C．boom D．stable
A．attraction B．benefit C．influence D．education
A．ability B．family C．career D．future
A．mean B．do C．pay D．work
A．word B．suggestion C．thought D．action
A．express B．suggest C．explain D．introduce
A．represents B．fights C．satisfies D．beats
By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 16 . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
The morning bell rang. I walked 17through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces 18me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to 19their smiles. Back into the classroom, they 20, comparing plans for the 21 . I had to remove one student from each arm 22I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with 23and gifts followed by a 24of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
“Oh, thank you,” I must have 25a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my 26mood. It was kind of them to 27me. After a while, I heard a small nervous 28say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing 29by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
“Um, could you 30it now?”
I gently tore at the pa
per and tape. “ 31 ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already 32. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 33back.
Later 
that day, I sat 34the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I 35pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.
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A．excited B．tired C．amazed D．relaxed
A．eagerly C．gently D．heavily
A．watched B．greeted C．delighted D．warned
A．return B．forget C．ignore D．refuse
A．calmed B．settled C．chatted D．argued
A．study B．weekend C．vacation D．lesson
A．before B．when C．after D．because
A．letters B．books C．chalks D．cards
A．knowledge B．collection C．series D．bunch
A．confirmed B．assessed C．responded D．explained
A．pleased B．low C．thrilled D．angry
A．talk about B．think of C．turn to D．connect with
A．call B．sound C．shout D．voice
A．shyly B．bravely C．rudely D．sadly
A．classify B．collect C．open D．check
A．Careful B．Dangerous C．Patient D．Hasty
A．exposed B．adapted C．adjusted D．attached
A．trees B．hooks C．gifts D．tears
A．looking into B．turning over C．giving away D．packing up
A．anxiously B．hurriedly C．delicately D．casually