On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment but him as a usual beggar and walked on to work .
On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was on the ground with two doctors beside him. This time my paused. He wasn’t a at all. He was certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. Shame rocked me. How painful for that sick, old man to have from the coldness of the entire day! He probably reached out to for help. No one stopped, out of sight, out of .
A different season and I again an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from ______ the Winter Man had been. Caught up in the rush of people going to work, I barely(好容易才) at him. However, the of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to him and down to ask him if he was OK. He told me he was diabetic(糖尿病的)and it might be a good idea to an ambulance, which I did—it was a few minutes away.
In a whisper, he said to me, “Thank you. Nobody .except you.” We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment. was spoken without a word being said. As the ambulance’s alarm bell shows the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sad for the Winter Man and ashamed that I had almost walked past another person . However, I was amazed that it had been so easy to be .
A.recognized B.regarded C.appointed D.announced
A.worriedly B.calmly C.hurriedly D.slowly
A.lying B.kneeling C.sleeping D.standing
A.eyes B.heart C.step D.breath
A.doctor B.thief C.beggar D.liar
A.dirty B.rich C.old D.mad
A.escaped B.experienced C.suffered D.learned
A.policemen B.cleaners C.volunteers D.passers-by
A.mind B.control C.reach D.ability
A.went over B.came across C.ran after D.drove over
A.there B.which C.where D.what
A.shouted B.glanced C.pointed D.stared
A.action B.performance C.voice D.memory
A.lay B.sat C.knelt D.pushed
A.call B.rent C.send D.stop
A.watched B.cared C.replied D.believed
A.Little B.Much C.None D.Some
A.leaving B.disappearing C.passing D.approaching
A.at hand B.on purpose C.in need D.at ease
A.shameful B.helpful C.grateful D.joyful
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Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 41on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 42to toe,explained that he had 43out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 45a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 47me back.
Before leaving,I had turned the heater 48in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 49.While the little ones played and ran 50,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51.
It was about 5 a.m. before they 52.The young fellow asked me how much he 53
me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54$15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later,I received a 55from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to 56to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 57out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 58person in the company.
In his letter,he thanked me again and 59me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 60,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
41.A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock
42.A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
43.A.driven B.used C.come D.run
44.A.away B.behind C.over D.out
45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting
47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow
48.A.on B.off C.in D.over
49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive
50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along
51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared
53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered
54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown
55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice
56.A.get B.force C.require D.hope
57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found
58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful
59.A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced
60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case
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I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents 36the necessities of life 37they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father 38a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them39.”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t 40them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I 41from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 42.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully 43discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t 44whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the 45of the company.
I went 46to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I 47most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I 48with the family members of the men and women in my 49,trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50.These proved popular and word of them spread. 51I was being asked to give encouraging 52to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real 53,and my life is still guided by the 54lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55it.
36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought
37.A.while B.but C.so D.or
38.A.about B.with C.for D.of
39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself
40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford
41.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated
42.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports
43.A.included B.asked C.required D.met
44.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work
45.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right
46.A.out B.on C.away D.off
47.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did
48.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held
49.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice
50.A.lessons B.meetings C.training D.separation
51.A.Long before B.Before long
C.As usual D.Once again
52.A.performances B.descriptions
C.speeches D.gifts
53.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel
54.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult
55.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match
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It was the night of the full moon,a time which always drives Java's young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon1.The big noise brought people out2the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.Everywhere,there were the paper remains of3fireworks lying on the ground.Little boys4more and covered their ears as they waited5for the explosions.
The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线):huge,6ball high above the city,and the7filled with people,as Java began to enjoy one of the year's greatest8:'the Night of the Full Moon',a festival(节日)that is especially popular9young people.
More and more young Javanese10together and walked slowly through the11. Joking and chatting,they moved towards the mountain12the city.They continued to climb13they reached the old temple(寺庙)at the14of the mountain.
After they were15the temple,they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes-delicious home-made ones,16of dried fruit and nuts.Outside,on the mountain,young people
17cross-legged in circles,chatting and telling each other jokes.And18,in their hundreds,more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to19the brightly shining moon.
By midnight,the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the20city in the valley below them.But during the night,the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
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In the clinic,I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.To my
36,it was the same score.
Later that evening,I 37told Frank what I had learned that day.After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our 38much better than an IQ(智商) test.We 39that Michael’s score must have been a 40and we should treat him 41as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.He got 42grades in the school,especially 43biology and chemistry,which was a great comfort.
Michael 44Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student.Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45.In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine,Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I 46the ceremony(典礼) at Yale.After the ceremony,we told Michael about the 47IQ score he got when he was six.Since that day,Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48.“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the 49we had in him.
Interestingly,Michael then 50another IQ test.We went to the same clinic where he had 51the test eighteen years before.This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points.A result like that was supposed to be 52.
Children often do as 53as what adults,particularly parents and teachers, 54of them.That is,tell a child he is “ 55,”and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36.A.joy B.surprise C.dislike D.disappointment
37.A.tearfully B.fearfully C.cheerfully D.hopefully
38.A.student B.son C.friend D.doctor
39.A.argued B.realized C.decided D.understood
40.A.joke B.mistake C.warning D.wonder
41.A.specially B.strictly C.naturally D.carefully
42.A.poor B.good C.average D.standard
43.A.in B.about C.of D.for
44.A.visited B.chose C.passed D.entered
45.A.allowed B.described C.required D.offered
46.A.missed B.held C.delayed D.attended
47.A.high B.same C.low D.different
48.A.curiously B.eagerly C.calmly D.jokingly
49.A.faith B.interest C.pride D.delight
50.A.looked for B.asked for C.waited for D.prepared for
51.A.received B.accepted C.organized D.discussed
52.A.imperfect B.impossible C.uncertain D.unsatisfactory
53.A.honestly B.much C.well D.bravely
54.A.hear B.learn C.expect D.speak
55.A.wise B.rude C.shy D.stupid
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Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 16.Now she was Portia,a strong-willed 17in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing
18from her.
19.Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She 20being in front of other people.She was very 21at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making 23friends.She had excellent grades, 24she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 25her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 27drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you 28do it.The trick is to look past the 29to find the love of what you’re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she 32every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new 33of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition,she 34two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the 35was hers.
16.A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report
17.A.member B.actress C.player D.character
18.A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly
19.A.At first B.In fact C.After all D.In all
20.A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted
21.A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient
22.A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract
23.A.few B.a few C.several D.many
24.A.or B.so C.for D.but
25.A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded
26.A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn
27.A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade
28.A.can B.must C.may D.should
29.A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear
30.A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance
31.A.memorizing B.organizing
C.checking D.improving
32.A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore
33.A.consideration B.description
C.selection D.understanding
34.A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered
35.A.part B.play C.speech D.position