My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．My daughter Sindu looked __．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl ___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed __ in the “cooling effects” of bitter melon. I tried to __ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She __ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the __bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head __. “Impossible!”shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I __ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I _ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, “Sindu,wait for me!” struck me was his hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, “Sir, your is great indeed!” I didn't __. She continued,“That boy is my son．He is __ from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ __the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）．He _ to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I __ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n）_ soul for achild.”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．excited B．frightened C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．filled D．equipped
A．firmly B．angrily C．heavily D．happily
A．permit B．forbid C．persuade D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．painfully D．sadly
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．cut C．washed D．shaved
A．got off B．went back C．looked back D．gave off
A．honor B．remind C．share D．take
A．dropped B．sent C．took D．picked
A．It B．Something C．What D．That
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．move D．understand
A．dying B．escaping C．suffering D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．promised C．refused D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．simple C．noble D．horrible
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift givin
g and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 21 .
I wanted to do something very 22 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 23 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 24 it looked almost new. I was so 25 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet（头盔） and riding outfit（全套装备）.
I could 26 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to 27 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room w
as a beautiful keyboard with a 28 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so 29 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 30 lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 31 .
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 32 this expensive gift.
Of co
urse, the 33 awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were 34 , and I immediately wanted him to 35 my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 36 what I was expecting. Then I 37 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother 38 on that day, and my feet never hit th
e ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 39 and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to 40 this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
A．hope B．advice C．support D．courage
A．polite B．similar C．special D．private
A．played B．studied C．traveled D．worked
A．after B．before C．unless D．until
A．sure B．fond C．proud D．confident
A．perhaps B．really C．almost D．hardly
A．start B．cook C．set D．serve
A．note B．notice C．word D．sign
A．disturbed B．confused C．astonished D．inspired
A．give B．take C．draw D．teach
A．reason B．request C．comment D．response
A．present B．afford C．find D．order
A．neighbor B．building C．home D．house
A．exchanged B．experienced C．expected D．exhibited
A．tear B．open C．check D．receive
A．purely B．basically C．obviously D．exactly
A．realized B．remembered C．imagined D．supposed
A．only B．still C．ever D．even
A．send B．publish C．share D．write
There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She 36 that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be 37 to her.
She asked many wise people to help her 38 why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be 39 so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a 40 that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big 41 with her everywhere she went. 42 was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly 43 what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.
After 50 years, she decided to 44 the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had 45 on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words 46 slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing 47 the image（印象）of something that once was.
The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She 48 the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started 49 and dancing and she felt free!
She was able to see that her 50 loved her child, but was 51 that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who 52 her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most 53 , she was able to say “I am lovable.” 54 it took many years, she was finally open to bringing 55 into her life.
She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.
A．decided B．considered C．promised D．hoped
A．bad B．sorry C．thankful D．nice
A．guess B．understand C．expect D．invent
A．better B．worse C．angrier D．harder
A．holiday B．date C．trip D．path
A．bowl B．basket C．bag D．purse
A．Beneath B．Above C．Outside D．Inside
A．agreed with B．fought against C．gave up D．suffered from
A．pick B．open C．put D．break
A．pictures B．memories C．words D．dreams
A．disappeared B．appeared C．showed D．changed
A．and B．with C．among D．but
A．refused B．forgot C．realized D．preferred
A．crying B．laughing C．shouting D．worrying
A．daughter B．mother C．teacher D．friend
A．sad B．happy C．excited D．hopeful
A．liked B．hurt C．educated D．ignored
A．surprisingly B．terribly C．nervously D．importantly
A．Although B．If C．Because D．So
A．trouble B．love C．money D．future
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four
41 eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain, 42 one of the eggs to roll down the mountain 43a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must 44 and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen 45 to hatch and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. 46 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n) 47 . Soon, the eagle believed he was 48 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, 49 his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and 50a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle 51 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52 , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle 53 staring at his real family up above, 54 that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his 55 be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is 5
6 the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle 57 dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 58 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle 59 .
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 60 your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
A．large B．curious C．small D．fortunate
A．guiding B．blowing C．causing D．inviting
A．on B．over C．past D．to
A．introduce B．punish D．share
A．offered B．regretted C．managed D．turned
A．Carefully B．Gently C．Sadly D．Luckily
A．chicken B．eagle C．hero D．fool
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．and B．but C．so D．however
A．noticed B．recognized C．respected D．watched
A．cried B．smiled C．argued D．explained
A．excitement B．anger C．laughter D．surprise
A．approached B．avoided C．continued D．considered
A．promising B．proving C．believing
A．suggestion B．advantage C．dream D．discovery
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．went B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
A．Happily B．Finally C．Quickly D．Probably
A．gave away B．broke down C．passed away D．died out
A．steal B．follow C．have D．remember
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer 31_ of Harvard’s president(哈佛大学校长). But they were 32 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 33 that the couple would finally become 34 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 35 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 36 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 37_ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 38 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 39 a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 40 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this41_ would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 42 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 43 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 44 at the couple and then exclaimed（惊叫）, “ A building! Do you have any 45_ how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 46 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 47 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 48_ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 49 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 50 about.
A．lab B．library C．office D．hall
A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped
A．realizing B．finding C．hoping D．imagining
A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled
A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unwillingly D．unexpectedly
A．cold B．pleasant C．funny D．sad
A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served
A．clever B．brave C．happy D．proud
A．set about B．set up C．take down D．take over
A．moved B．satisfied C．excited D．ashamed
A．house B．part C．garden D．place
A．expressed B．explained C．refused D．admitted
A．building B．yard C．playground D．square
A．laughed B．glanced C．shouted D．called
A．suggestion B．thought C．idea D．opinion
A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased
A．department B．university C．business D．club
A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though
A．name B．character C．picture D．sign
A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared
Strange things were happening in the 51in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the 52in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep 53 in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no 54 were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed 55 that night.
At 3:42 am everything began to 56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters 58 cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen 59 seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the 60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The 61 of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
But how could the 62 believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of 64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give 65 again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were 67 to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 68 to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were 69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to 70 again.
A．city B．school C．bookstore D．countryside
A．fish B．water C．pigs D．chicken
A．cracks B．holes C．pictures D．colours
A．cars B．truck C．ship D．planes
A．as usual B．as follows C．as to D．as for
A．run B．fly C．shake D．stop
A．ended B．continued C．began D．went
A．high B．wide C．round D．away
A．terrible B．lovely C．happy D．ordinary
A．meeting B．class C．rain D．earthquake
A．number B．house C．money D．goods
A．workers B．teachers C．survivors D．death
A．playing B．digging C．sleeping D．traveling
A．wood B．plastics C．steel D．paper
A．milk B．water C．Cola D．birth
A．pleased B．shocked C．frightened D．interested
A．hard B．easy C．ready D．expensive
A．volunteers B．soldiers C．farmers D．students
A．helped B．killed C．injured D．trapped
A．shake B．die C．build D．breathe