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In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A __ showed what we had in common: I had ____ in New York city from Germany while he had ____ from South America.
We exchanged stories about the ____ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been ___an apartment within walking distance from my ____. And what I want is to have a good ____ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t ____ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.” The young man wrote a ___ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll ____ her, and she needs a roommate.”
I called her right away. “I’ve been ___ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. ___, she became my best roommate, and has been my ___ for 34 years.
“We were sure lucky to ____ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so ____ to call.” I said. “I called right after I ____ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, ___ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally ____.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were ____ known in the company for your achievement.”
Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do ___, people will find you sooner or later.
A．chat B．action C．letter D．sentence
A．got B．arrived C．reached D．approached
A．returned B．appeared C．heard D．come
A．pleasure B．difficulties C．excitement D．danger
A．finding out B．adopted C．decorated D．searching for
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A．realize B．provide C．afford D．stand
A．number B．sign C．mark D．note
A．meet B．like C．believe D．agree
A．looking B．staying C．waiting D．keeping
A．And B．However C．Then D．Indeed
A．wife B．friend C．roommate D．partner
A．receive B．find C．notice D．see
A．short B．fast C．long D．slow
A．ran into B．heard from C．knew of D．referred to
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A．said B．called C．spoke D．visited
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A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more____when on Christmas Eve, he saw____ the child had pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
______, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her ____ and said, "This is for you, Daddy!" As he opened the box, the father was _____ by his earlier overreaction.____when he opened it, he found it was____ and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said harshly, “____ you give someone a ____ there's supposed to be something inside the package!"The little girl looked____ at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full." The father was ____. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to____ him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the____ of the child only a short time later. ____is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. ____ he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take ____ an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child ____ had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an____golden box filled ____ unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more____possession anyone could hold.
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A． personal B． ordinary C． invisible D． visible
A． with B． to C． down D． off
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Geography is an important tool for learning and understanding history. Geography affects history—just look at the changes in world geography over recent years. Governments change, and __ _ countries were born.Many countries no longer have the same names they _ __even five years ago. Climate changes _ ___events such as droughts(干旱) and floods that cause lots of loss of life and the movements of people from one place to another in search of_ __. Environmental changes can change the entire __ __of a community or region.
As with history, children have a natural interest in_ __. Watch a group of children playing in the sand. One child makes streets for his cars, _ __ a second child builds houses along the_ __.A third scoops out a hole and_ ___ the dirt to make a hill, then pours water in the _ __ to make a lake, using sticks for _ __. The children name the streets, and __ __ may even use a watering can to make_ __ that washes away a house. They may not realize it, _ ___these children are learning some core features(核心特征)of geography—how people interact with the Earth, how climate _ __land, and how places _ __each other through the movement of things from one place to another. Turning to maps or globes, When we talk with our children about vacation plans, events ___around the world or historical events, we teach them a great deal about geography. Not only can such activities help our children learn how to use key reference tools,__ _ over time, they help them form their own mental maps of the world, which allows children to better organize and _ ___information about other people, places, times and_ __. Such activities also help our children learn to how to work together in the future.
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A．climate B．building C．environment D．geography.
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A．paths B．streets C．railway D．ways
A．makes B．create C．pull D．uses
A．house B．street C．hole D．hill
A．houses B．bridges C．streets D．road
A．we B．he C．they D．workers
A．cloudy B．cover C．snow D．rain
A．but B．and C．yet D．still
A．effects B．affects C．affect D．influence
A．relate to B．concerned C．involving D．refer to
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A．but B．and C．besides D．so
A．write B．read C．understand D．know
A．weather B．history C．climate D．events.
When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway after work one night, he was simply planning to go to his favorite local diner for a meal. But when a teenage boy ________him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was _______ to take a more dramatic(巨大而突然的) turn.
The young man demanded Diaz’s wallet, and Diaz passed it over ______ objection(异议). But just as he turned to walk away, Diaz called, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot _______.”
The young man turned around, _________.
“If you’re going to rob people for the rest of the night, you ______as well take my coat to keep warm.”
The teenager looked at Diaz in disbelief, and asked ______ he would do such a thing. Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to ________ your freedom for a few dollars, I guess you _______ really need the money.”He said he was heading out for ________, and that he would be happy to take someone with him.
The young man decided to take Diaz up on his_______. As they were sitting at the table, the manager, dishwashers and waiters all stopped over to say hello to Diaz, and the young man was amazed at his________.
“Haven’t you been _______ that you should be nice to everybody?”Diaz asked him.
“Yeah, ________ I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teenager replied. ________ Diaz, he was beginning to see that _______ wasn’t so strange, after all.
When the ________came, Diaz told the teen that he’d have to get the check.______, he still had Diaz’s wallet.
But the teenager put the wallet on the table without a moment’s thought, and Diaz_______ him to dinner. Diaz also gave the would-be robber a $20 bill — in ________ for his knife. “I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right,” Diaz said.
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A．might B．could C．need D．must
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A．thought B．service C．offer D．report
A．learned B．asked C．reminded D．taught
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．Thanks to B．According to C．Judging from D．Apart from
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A．Above all B．At all C．After all D．in all
A．invited B．treated C．introduced D．advised
A．place B．need C．face D．exchange
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to him, but he welcomed me in by , “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” “I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my ___ ” he said.
“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been for many generations within my family. My parents used to say it to everyone.”
He for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and then he smiled and the following:
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good-byes’.”
Then he walked away, leaving me lost in thought.
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A．in general B．in turn C．in particular D．in public
A．help B．interrupt C．destroy D．frighten
A．showing B．saying C．asking D．waving
A．funeral B．stories C．trips D．jobs
A．handed over B．handed in C．handed down D．handed out
A．talked B．stopped C．paused D．cried
A．talked B．cried C．shared D．declared
A．worst B．smallest C．sweetest D．best
A．understand B．devote C．appreciate D．praise