Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the tuition fee for my brother and me．They don’t in‘the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV．My father has a bad temper，it’s easy for him to lose his temper．One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her and looked at her．
“Is there any between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voice．
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．
at last I heard my mother say the following words．
"Susan，”’She said . “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的)．If life is a ，then love should be a tead．It can be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is ．”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next ．At that time，my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month． After they were ，every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father walk on the country road．My father had never been so ．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently shone through the leaves．All of these the most beautiful picture in the world．The doctor had said my father would in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone．We were all worried．
“Dad，how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．
“Susan，”he said gently，“To tell you the truth，I just like with your mom．I like this kind of life．” his eyes，I knew he loved my mother deeply．
Once I thought love meant flowers，girls and sweet kisses．But from this ，I understand that love is just a in the quilt of our life．Love is inside，making life strong and warm．
A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high
A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
A．money B．love C．time D．distance
A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction
A．So B．But C．And D．For
A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly
A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting
A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading
A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity
A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
Recently I was invited to attend a party that helps children seriously injured in the big earthquake that happened this May. I went because I 31 .
At the party, all the children were given paints in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I 32 , I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The33 were all bright.
The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was 34 and lifeless. It lacked (缺乏) the bright colors that his fellow (同伴) “_35_” had used.
I thought maybe he took the only paint that was 36 and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his 37 was that color. I asked him why and he told me that he was very 38 . He looked straight into my eyes and said, “There is 39 anyone can do that will help.”
I certainly 40 why he was sad. I said, “It isn’t 41 that there is nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be 42 to make you recover better…but we can do things 43 giving bear hugs (拥抱), which will 44 when you are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one 45 he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and I thought my own heart would burst with the 46 I felt for this sweet boy.
As the day was coming to an end, I was getting ready to 47 home. I turned around and found that standing there with 48 on his face was the little boy. He said, “My heart is 49 colors. It is getting brighter. Those 50 really do work.” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color, too.
A．moved B．touched C．hated D．cared
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked over D．looked around
A．pictures B．walls C．pencils D．lights
A．bright B．dark C．active D．brave
A．artists B．writers C．teachers D．visitors
A．used B．chosen C．allowed D．left
A．hand B．heart C．skin D．memory
A．wise B．silly C．sick D．healthy
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．understood B．doubted C．noticed D．liked
A．wrong B．true C．reasonable D．clear
A．happy B．anxious C．able D．willing
A．to B．after C．like D．for
A．use B．help C．cheer D．enjoy
A．so that B．as if C．even if D．in case
A．feeling B．love C．sense D．impression
A．reach B．be C．settle D．go
A．a surprise B．anger C．a smile D．fear
A．changing B．having C．developing D．drawing
A．words B．smiles C．hugs D．photos
It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35 those good people would not see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37 them? I didn’t have the 38 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and 41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
A．on B．in C．like D．for
A．body B．soul C．shoe D．footprint
A．sweep up B．drop off C．fall down D．pile up
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．indoors D．outdoors
A．so B．yet C．and D．for
A．delighted B．disappointed C．annoyed D．ashamed
A．pay B．award C．reward D．treat
A．courage B．strength C．spirit D．power
A．stand alone B．leave alone C．sit alone D．let alone
A．frequently B．gradually C．hardly D．uncertainly
A．intelligence B．independence C．excellence D．qualification
A．achieve B．praise C．respect D．promote
A．supply B．support C．contribution D．similar
A．burden B．job C．business D．sorrow
A．sensitive B．same C．considerate D．similar
A．blue B．rainy C．bright D．snowy
A．despair B．difficulty C．pain D．regret
A．still B．once C．even D．never
A．worse B．less C．more D．better
A．facing B．noticing C．managing D．expressing
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 .
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children.
46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school.
A．challenge B．career C．course D．award
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．learn B．teach C．share D．offer
A．problems B．questions C．work D．career
A．stay up B．play with C．look after D．live in
A．friend B．boss C．classmate D．parent
A．agreed B．thought C．hoped D．believed
A．particularly B．clearly C．unfortunately D．specially
A．excited B．tired C．surprised D．disappointed
A．early B．late C．long D．hard
A．Another B．That C．This D．One
A．condition B．work C．children D．situation
A．course B．exam C．college D．duty
A．hired B．recognized C．accepted D．known
A．promised B．persuaded C．allowed D．made
A．explained B．showed C．counted D．meant
A．take B．get C．lay D．leave
A．warm B．kind C．thankful D．friendly
A．later B．earlier C．more D．less
A．even if B．only if C．since D．as
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．
There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom33 let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35 to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him37 , so we listened to him attentively.
38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he'd won, he said he would39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the40 with those students．But41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You're all going."
He got42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can44 most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46in our class once again．He's been a 47 in our lives.
In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing49 of my life．It's now my50 to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
A．common B．normal C．real D．unusual
A．comfort B．encourage C．watch D．tolerate
A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．mustn’t
A．local B．general C．gifted D．scared
A．sudden B．lucky C．annoyed D．anxious
A．treated B．directed C．showed D．swapped
A．off B．out C．up D．down
A．Some B．Any C．None D．Many
A．give B．enter C．draw D．register
A．reward B．bonus C．diploma D．award
A．after B．when C．before D．since
A．donations B．suggestions C．requests D．messages
A．excited B．satisfied C．ashamed D．amazed
A．suggest B．advocate C．imagine D．complain
A．end B．start C．continue D．last
A．picked up B．showed up C．rang up D．packed up
A．colleague B．sponsor C．success D．constant
A．deliver B．collect C．display D．recommend
A．adventure B．experience C．vacation D．interview
A．dream B．conclusion C．turn D．demand
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite _36__ because there’s a short cut（捷径）to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 37. So I always try to 38 through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual __39__ something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful __40__ by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white __41__.
She was short and 42 and had white hair. She was walking __43__ as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her 44 , until she stopped near a rubbish bin（垃圾箱）.
She slowly placed her walking stick ___45__ the rubbish bin. Then she leaned （斜倚着） on it with her right hand. She bent down and _46__ the rubbish. She clearly found it _47___ and it took her a while. She _48__ some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to __49 herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 50 walking. It all took her great effort.
There’s no much rubbish and no one ever does ___51__ about it. I was moved to _52__ this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it __53__! I haven’t been able to __54__ thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish of the __55__ if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
A．hard B．early C．easily D．late
A．rubbish B．boxes C．bottles D．paper
A．walk B．pass C．go D．rush
A．so B．therefore C．when D．because
A．back B．act C．mark D．color
A．bike B．stick C．dog D．umbrella
A．weak B．rich C．clever D．sad
A．quickly B．happily C．angrily D．slowly
A．at midnight B．at dusk C．at last D．at first
A．in B．around C．against D．under
A．searched for B．threw away C．reached for D．looked for
A．unable B．difficult C．different D．impossible
A．picked up B．dropped down C．put in D．lifted up
A．warm B．help C．support D．hide
A．continued B．started C．enjoyed D．remembered
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．feel B．see C．have D．let
A．busy B．beautiful C．dirty D．clean
A．keep B．stop C．mind D．regret
A．wall B．desk C．ground D．classroom