Run Away, Don't Delay
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show____there were college students going to a gettogether in Washington DC, and____the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming____in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn't want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 330 a．m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about____， and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “____sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don't delay，____sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not____.” As I lay there, there was music which____it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by____， so I got up and sat at the table, trying to____both the words and the music which came to me at the time.____the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the____of the poem came to me as well.
When it got____I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to____it with them. They all liked it, and____several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my____.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper____just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how____to go. Not knowing how to do that, I____the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up____. I was so glad.
A．that B．which C．in which D．for which
A．joining B．watching C．reporting D．encouraging
A．satisfied B．involved C．excited D．embarrassed
A．the tragedy B．the accident C．the mistake D．the program
A．Whenever B．However C．Wherever D．Whoever
A．for B．with C．thus D．otherwise
A．see B．stay C．care D．take
A．caught up with B．got on well with C．took part in D．came along with
A．now B．heart C．night D．morning
A．turn off B．write to C．put down D．look back
A．Since B．Once C．Before D．Because
A．style B．other C．rest D．part
A．light B．sunny C．well D．perfect
A．learn B．check C．share D．write
A．so B．such C．very D．too
A．dream B．heart C．life D．family
A．but for B．instead of C．other than D．as if
A．big B．far C．low D．sweet
A．recorded B．sang C．played D．printed
A．kindly B．carefully C．friendly D．nicely
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.
When w
e are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is
the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.
When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “H
ard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
| A．seem to | B．come to | C．hope to | D．try to |
| A．design | B．promote | C．direct | D．shape |
| A．success | B．pressure | C．friendship | D．difficulty |
| A．opportunities | B．expectations | C．choices | D．aspects |
| A．comment | B．loss | C．trouble | D．expense |
| A．hardly | B．certainly | C．consequently | D．exactly |
| A．communication | B．confidence | C．courage | D．consideration |
| A．doubtful | B．shameful | C．harmful | D．painful |
| A．keep | B．control | C．face | D．catch |
| A．space | B．plan |
C．topic | D．room |
| A．If | B．As | C．While | D．Unless |
| A．other than | B．rather than | C．or rather | D．or else |
| A．what | B．who | C．where | D．which |
| A．pass by | B．come across | C．get through | D．run over |
| A．serves | B．means | C．aims | D．attempts |
Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant. It was his attitude 21 made the waiters follow him. He was a natural motivator (鼓舞人心的人). If a(n) 22 was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him/her how to look on the 23 side of the situation.
This attitude really made me 24, so one day I asked him, “I don’t get it! No one can be a positive person 25. How can you manage it?”
“Every time something bad happens, I can choose to 26 it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining and I can 27 the positive side of life. Why don’t we just do that later?” Jerry said.
Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of his restaurant 28 and was robbed by three men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from 29 , slipped off the combination (开启号码的号码组合). The robbers got angry and 30 him.
31 , Jerry was found quickly and taken to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of care, Jerry 32 with fragments (碎片) of the bullets (子弹) still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the 33 . I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. “Did you lose consciousness? Weren’t you 34 ?” I asked.
“No,” Jerry said, “35 when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”
“A nurse asked if I was allergic (过敏的) to anything. ‘Yes’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped 36 as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘37 !’”
“Over the laughter, I told them, ‘Please 38 on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Jerry survived 39 the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is 40 .
A．which B．that C．what D．why
A．adviser B．performer C．actress D．employee
A．right B．dark C．same D．positive
A．regretful B．curious C．bored D．content
A．up to now B．all the time C．now and then D．sooner or later
A．insist on B．get close to C．refer to D．learn from
A．point out B．pick up C．build up D．take up
A．open B．closed C．shut D．locked
A．happiness B．eagerness C．nervousness D．anger
A．shot B．killed C．beat D．hit
A．Immediately B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．Suddenly
A．died B．disappeared C．recovered D．escaped
A．robbery B．murder C．sickness D．meeting
A．astonished B．delighted C．excited D．frightened
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．to work B．working C．to talk D．talking
A．Pills B．Flowers C．Bullets D．Cakes
A．operate B．focus C．rely D．carry
A．instead of B．in spite of C．in place of D．thanks to
A．something B．none C．everything D．any
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 41 _ a beautiful sports car in a showroom, and knowing his father could well 42 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 43 that his father had bought the car. 44 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 45 study room. His father told him how 46 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 47 he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped (包装) 48 box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and 49 a lovely, leather-bound (皮纸封面) Bible, 50 the young man’s name pressed in gold. 51 , he raised his voice to his father, and said “With 52 your money, you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in 53 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very 54 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him 55 that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 56 his father had passed away, and willed all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and 57 things.
When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden 58 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible 59 as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the 60 . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.
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Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now16 about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was 17 a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people 18 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a19 life. “I had to clean the toilets and20 the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to21 to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I22 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 23 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 24 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his25 he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should26 some weight. “I started dieting. I27 to do it. But I did it too28 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 29 in a car crash. “I must go and30them,” he thought. Though it was only three days31 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his 32 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,33 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so34 that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 35 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．adapt B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．meet D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．joy B．worry C．surprise D．regret
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
Mr. Hall was a rich businessman and lived in a big house beside a beautiful river.
The river usually __16__ over in winter, and one year __17__ happened very early, so that by Christmas time it was covered with really __18__ ice. People could walk across it safely.
The sight of this ice gave Mr. Hall __19__. He decided to have a big Christmas party on the ice. He would have all the furniture in his living-room _ 20 _ out onto the ice. He would have pretty colored lights _ 21 _ all around
, and they would have a wonderful party. So he sent out __22__ to all his important friends, and on Christmas Eve they all began to _ 23 his house and then went onto the ice. They were all in very good _ 24 and thought that it _25_
a wonderful idea of Mr. Hall to have a party on the ice.
The party 26 until late at night, and as the _ 27 guests said their merry Christmas, Mr. Hall was pleased with himself for the __28 party.
He had drunk rather 29 at the party, so he did not wake up very early __30morning. In fact, it was 31midday when he got up and looked out of the window at the spot where the party was held last night. __32__ he saw there made him wonder whether he was still 33 _. He closed his eyes, opened them again but there was no mistake! The ice had __34 up in the early sunshine and had carried all his living-room furniture out to __35.
A．flows C．freeze D．froze
A．freezing B．ice C．snow D．rain
A．thin B．thick C．deep D．shallow
A．a wish B．an idea C．a hope D．a plan
A．selling B．carrying C．sold D．carried
A．lay B．lain C．hung D．hanged
A．introductions B．invitations C．informations D．lights
A．look for B．come to C．see D．leave
A．spirit B．strength C．condition D．manners
A．would be B．had been C．had had D．would have
A．went to B．kept on C．happened D．took place
A．first B．last C．most D．important
A．big B．new C．interesting D．successful
A．many B．little C．a lot D．more
A．next B．the next C．following D．followed
A．most B．mostly C．near D．nearly
A．Where B．What C．That D．Which
A．afraid B．awake C．asleep D．alive
A．dried B．come C．frozen D．broken
A．his house B．the sea C．the river D．land